Demon King – Chapter 664 – The Demon Lord Throws a Tantrum

After finding his daughter’s homeroom teacher and chatting for a bit, Ei Yuan led Eiru toward the school parking lot. When they passed an intersection, they unexpectedly ran into three female students walking together, laughing and fooling around.

“Yueyue!”

The moment she saw someone familiar, Her Majesty the Demon Lord ditched her old man on the spot and lunged straight at the other girl.

Yunyue reacted fast, instantly opening her arms and catching her, avoiding the awkward situation of both of them getting knocked over. Then her gaze shifted past the girl in her arms, sizing up the unlucky guy who had just been abandoned by his own daughter.

“Uh… is she really Eiru?”

“My entire impression of her has completely collapsed…”

Watching Eiru suddenly run over and act all cute toward Yunyue, the twin sisters whispered to each other. Then they followed Yunyue’s lead and turned their attention to Ei Yuan.

On Ei Yuan’s side, seeing that his daughter had good friends who were also girls actually put him a bit at ease. He had been worried that her spending all day around boys might cause problems, but now it seemed there was no need to worry at all.

“Lu Lu, he is?”

Since the ones who had come to the school before to ask around were Liu Wan and a few teachers, Yunyue didn’t recognize Ei Yuan. She lowered her voice and asked the little girl in her arms.

Hearing the question, Her Majesty the Demon Lord glanced back at her dad, then slightly rolled up her sleeve toward Yunyue. She pointed at the ring of bandages hidden underneath, then pulled the sleeve back down again.

She didn’t say a word, but that action alone made the two people who knew the situation feel awkward. When they saw Yunyue suddenly pull Eiru tightly into her arms in a guarded posture, the two sisters beside her, who knew absolutely nothing about what was going on, had confusion written all over their faces.

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Why was she suddenly protecting her like that? Could it be that guy wasn’t a good person?

Thinking that, the Qianmeng and Qianchen sisters also stepped up to stand beside Yunyue. Even if they didn’t know what was going on, they still had to back up their good friend.

“So, uh, what’s the situation? Who’s that guy?”

Standing at Yunyue’s side, Qianmeng tilted her head and whispered.

Looking at the three girls in front of him, all acting like they were protecting a cub as they shielded his daughter, Ei Yuan couldn’t help but smile bitterly. But beneath that bitter smile, there was also a bit of happiness.

At least Eiru’s taste in friends wasn’t bad. These girls genuinely cared about her and were protecting her. He had been worrying about her social life, but now it seemed completely unnecessary.

“Wait, you’re saying that’s her dad? Then why are we doing this?”

“Because he hits Lu Lu…”

“Uh…”

The three girls whispered among themselves, staring warily at Ei Yuan, with absolutely no intention of handing her over. Nestled in Yunyue’s arms, Her Majesty the Demon Lord, who had just thrown her old man under the bus, wore a smug, prank-successful expression and even pulled faces at Ei Yuan.

‘Tch, how the hell am I supposed to get my daughter back now…’

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Ei Yuan fell into a dilemma. There was no way he could snatch her away from three teenage girls, and Eiru clearly had no intention of coming back on her own. It really put him in a bind.

“Alright, stop messing around… it’s getting late. How about we go home and eat, okay?”

Ei Yuan half-crouched down, wearing a helpless bitter smile as he coaxed his daughter. He was regretting more and more why he had acted on impulse back then.

“Bleh~”

Whether it was just her playful mood acting up or something else, Her Majesty the Demon Lord stuck out her tongue, then turned around and dove behind Yunyue again to hide.

Ei Yuan slapped his forehead. His headache got even worse. He had never been good at coaxing kids to begin with. And with Eiru in her current state, he was clearly in the wrong. No matter how she kicked up a fuss, it was justified. There was no way he could reason his way through this.

“Be good. You can throw a tantrum however you want… but don’t starve yourself, okay? It’s late, and it’s cold outside. Or how about Dad buys you something to eat, and then you can keep throwing a fit, alright?”

The patience Ei Yuan showed, along with that tolerant, doting old-father reaction to his mischievous daughter, left Qianmeng and Qianchen full of doubts. Wasn’t there some kind of mistake? This really didn’t look like someone who would beat his daughter.

Not just them. Even Yunyue was starting to feel confused. Based on what she had heard from Eiru, Ei Yuan had been an extremely fierce and terrifying existence in her mind.

‘How did this not match what we were seeing at all?’

‘No, maybe he was just putting on an act in front of others? Lu Lu had clearly been raised outside as a boy, free-range style, and had even been beaten so badly by the man in front of her. That was all straight from Lu Lu’s own mouth.’

Firming up her stance, Yunyue held the loli even more tightly.

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‘You protected me before, so now let me protect you.’

After the two sides stood off for quite a while, Her Majesty the Demon Lord seemed to feel that continuing to make a scene would inconvenience the three girls. After thinking it over, she stopped fooling around and slowly stepped out from behind Yunyue.

“It’s really late. Can you give them a ride home while you’re at it?”

Pointing at the sky that had long since gone dark, Her Majesty the Demon Lord didn’t feel at ease letting the three girls wander around this not-so-safe area on their own.

“Sure… even if I said no, you’d probably take them yourself anyway, right?”

Ei Yuan agreed without hesitation. It wasn’t an unreasonable request, and there was room in the car. Besides, it looked like the girl in the middle had taken good care of his daughter. It was only right to return the favor.

So the three girls inexplicably got a free ride. After dropping them off at their respective homes, that pair of father and daughter finally set off on the way back.

“Sleep for a bit. You get carsick, and you don’t have to worry about those things anymore now…”

Looking at his listless daughter leaning against the seat, Ei Yuan truly felt that, as a father, he was seriously unqualified.

To make a child so distrustful, to the point that she would rather tough it out herself and endure things she shouldn’t have to… just how badly did you have to screw up as a parent?

“Dad won’t let you suffer anymore… sleep for a while. I’ll wake you when we get there.”

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“No. And you can’t control her at all. How it was before is how it’ll be in the future. Nothing will change.”

Her Majesty the Demon Lord bit her lip and looked out the window, stubbornly holding on. These trash parents still hadn’t grasped the real issue. This kind of extra care couldn’t untie the knot in her heart. The contrast between before and after would only remind her of her past, making the comparison hurt even more.

“Sigh, it’s fine to sulk. Dad doesn’t blame you. It was our fault to begin with… but don’t torment yourself, okay? Seeing you like this really makes Dad feel awful.”

‘Yeah, you feel awful. Not me…’

Feeling even worse inside, Her Majesty the Demon Lord once again started throwing a tantrum.

Translator Note

‘You protected me before, so now let me protect you.’

That Yunyue’s heroic thought is soo cuteee xD